So a few months ago i started training for a 5K the end of July with my cousins and my brother. We are all training on our own but have a nice little support group. Now hear me, i am not a runner nor do i ever want to be one but by golly im gonna run this 5k, not walk, at least not a lot anyway. So because i saw a friend do the couch to 5k or at least heard them talking about it. That is where i began. I am not midway and yesterday i ran 20 minutes without stopping. I am so dang proud of myself but can i just tell you how hard this is on my body. I have back troubles anyway and spend anywhere from once a week or more in the chiropractors office to going a month in between. So to say im sore is an understatement. But heck i ran 20 minutes straight without stopping! A few weeks ago i couldn’t even run for 2 minutes and i thought i was going to die. Again Suzanne i don’t know how you run like you do! So i have another four weeks or so to get my body in shape enough to make it 5k or 3.1 miles. I measured that i ran about 3k yesterday so i probably will not make the 5k in 30 minutes or less. But my goal is just to finish and not completely ruin by knees or back while doing this. I think my next step is going into town to run on a smooth track and not do hills and hard surfaces. So wish me luck as i try and get a few more minutes on my running endurance and more strength for my sore muscles to push a little further and faster. Pray that my family will give me the time to keep training for one more month. I think there 6 people who are running the race with me and maybe more to come. Cheers to running!
I have to say too that Gavin is my running partner only he rides his bike. He is so good and keeping me moving and not focused on how frustrated i am. I wish i could have him in the race on his bike with me but i don’t think that would happen. He asks me every now and then, can we go running mom? It’s such a fun time for us to go together and do something fun.